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A London soldier of a literary turn of mind does a little reading in a captured German slit trench as he waits word to advance further into collapsing Germany
A London soldier of a literary turn of mind does a little reading in a captured German slit trench as he waits word to advance further into collapsing Germany

A London soldier of a literary turn of mind does a little reading in a captured German slit trench as he waits word to advance further into collapsing Germany

Date4/28/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: A London soldier of a literary turn of mind does a little reading in a captured German slit trench as he waits word to advance further into collapsing Germany.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002314F
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